Tahini & Labneh Filling Machine in Italy
SDH-R automatic middle eastern filling, sealing & cupping for Italy food producers. Servo-driven precision at 30 cups per minute — from $45,000 USD.
The Short Answer
Tahini and labneh filling machine in Italy: The SDH-R packs labneh, tahini, baba ganoush, muhammara and toum into pre-formed 4 to 16 oz cups in one rotary pass. A servo piston handles thick strained cheese and pourable tahini alike, and a roll-film membrane gives each cup a tamper-evident heat seal. For Italian producers, the SDH-R is built in Calgary and delivered 8–12 weeks after order confirmation. Our Calgary engineering team supports the CE-marked machine directly, with installation and training details confirmed in your quote.
- SpeedUp to 30 cups/min (18–25 in production)
- Fill range50–500 g at ±0.5% accuracy
- Cup sizes4–16 oz standard; 2–32 oz custom
- PriceFrom $45,000 USD
- Lead time8–12 weeks from order
- Built inCalgary, Canada · 12-month warranty
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Middle Eastern Packaging for Italy Producers
Labneh, tahini, baba ganoush, muhammara, and hummus are the cornerstone products of Middle Eastern food culture — and increasingly, global food culture. The SDH-R is the machine of choice for Middle Eastern food producers scaling from artisan production to retail and export volumes. It handles the full viscosity range from thin tahini to thick strained labneh, with MAP options for the 30–45 day shelf life required by overseas distributors.
Italy's food manufacturing sector is Europe's third-largest, with the Po Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, and Liguria as key processing regions. Pesto from Liguria, ricotta from Campania, and mascarpone from Lombardy represent cup-packaged products that have gone from artisan to industrial scale while maintaining premium positioning. Italian producers selling into EU supermarket chains (Esselunga, Coop, Conad) require CE-certified, IFS-compatible equipment that handles delicate products without degrading texture.
Tahini & Labneh Packaging in Italy: What Local Producers Should Know
Italy's food industry is built on regional specialities: dairy and cured foods in the Po Valley, tomatoes and vegetables in the south, olive oil, basil sauces from Liguria and a wide range of fresh cheeses. Emilia-Romagna, around Parma, is widely known as Italy's Food Valley. Supermarkets, delicatessens, restaurants and a strong export trade all handle chilled cups, and growing interest in vegetarian and plant-based eating adds to demand. Many producers are small or family-run, and rising labour costs make an automatic rotary filler a practical way to scale without large packing teams.
Italy runs from the Alps to Sicily, so chilled goods move mostly by road, with ports such as Genoa and Naples and major airports for faster shipments. Summers in the south are hot, which demands careful cold-chain planning. Producers work under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on food hygiene and (EC) No 1935/2004 on food-contact materials, with the Ministry of Health and local health authorities overseeing compliance. The SDH-R's 304 stainless steel and CIP clean-down suit that regime.
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Built for Middle Eastern Food Production
Full Viscosity Range
From thin, pourable tahini to ultra-thick strained labneh — the servo piston adapts stroke speed and force per product without hardware changes.
Export-Ready Shelf Life
MAP nitrogen flushing extends refrigerated shelf life to 30–45+ days, meeting the requirements of US, Canadian, and EU import distributors.
Halal-Compatible Hygiene
304 stainless steel construction with CIP sanitation supports halal-certified production facilities. No animal-derived materials in product-contact surfaces.
Multi-Language HMI
Siemens PLC with HMI interface available in English and Arabic (on request), supporting operators in Middle Eastern production facilities.
SDH-R Configuration for Middle Eastern
Service & Logistics in Italy
Ocean freight to Genoa, La Spezia, or Naples with inland delivery across Italy. Typical delivery 9–13 weeks. CE marked with full Italian-compatible electrical configuration.
Middle Eastern Products We Fill in Italy
How the SDH-R Fills Middle Eastern in Italy
Fully automatic process — no manual labour required
Cup Denesting
Empty cups are automatically separated from a nested stack and placed into the rotary table carriers. The pneumatic denester handles round, square, and rectangular cups from 2oz to 32oz — standard formats for middle eastern packaging in Italy.
Servo-Driven Filling
The volumetric piston filler draws a precise dose of middle eastern and dispenses it into the cup. Servo control adjusts stroke length and speed per recipe, maintaining ±0.5% fill-weight accuracy across production runs for Italy retail compliance.
Membrane Heat Sealing
Roll-stock film is drawn across the filled cup and heat-sealed to create a tamper-evident, airtight membrane. Temperature, pressure, and dwell time are individually controlled to match your specific film and cup material.
Snap-On Lid (Optional)
A pick-and-place mechanism applies a consumer-friendly snap-on lid over the membrane seal. This two-barrier system provides tamper evidence and reclosability — the standard expected by grocery retailers.
MAP Nitrogen Flush (Optional)
Modified Atmosphere Packaging replaces oxygen with food-grade nitrogen before sealing. For middle eastern, this extends refrigerated shelf life from 7–10 days to 30–45+ days — essential for retail distribution in Italy.
More Applications in Italy
Other products the SDH-R fills for Italy producers
Tahini & Labneh Filling Machine FAQs: Italy
How much does a tahini and labneh filling machine cost in Italy?
For labneh, tahini and similar dips, the SDH-R starts at $45,000 USD in its single-filler configuration. Extra fillers for oil, spice or seeds, nitrogen MAP, labeling and coding, and custom tooling increase the total. Send us the product, cup size, target speed and options, and the team replies with a quote within about 24 hours.
How is the SDH-R delivered and serviced in Italy?
The SDH-R is built in Calgary and delivered to Italy 8–12 weeks after order confirmation. Our Calgary engineering team supports the CE-marked machine directly, with installation and training details confirmed in the quote. It carries a 12-month warranty, and we reply to quote requests within about 24 hours.
Need a Middle Eastern Filling Machine in Italy?
Get a personalized SDH-R quote for middle eastern packaging in Italy. From $45,000 USD with a 12-month warranty and service support.